PM Modi Meets Belgian PM De Wever in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Thursday. The meeting aimed to strengthen bilateral ties and expand strategic cooperation between the two countries.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister De Wever paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, where he laid a wreath and offered flowers. He also signed the visitor's book at Rajghat.

De Wever is in India from September 3 to 4, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This visit marks the first time a Belgian Prime Minister has visited India in two decades. De Wever is accompanied by Belgium's Minister of Defence and Foreign Trade, Theo Francken, and a high-level delegation of officials and business leaders.

The visit comes amid increased momentum in India-Belgium relations, following the Belgian Economic Mission to India led by Princess Astrid in March 2025. The mission resulted in 38 MoUs and brought together 338 participants from companies, chambers of commerce, academia, and public institutions.

On Thursday, Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken hailed India's technological prowess and called for deepening partnership with India at the Defence Ministers' Bilateral Meeting in New Delhi. The presence of Belgium's Defence and Foreign Trade Minister and representatives of Belgian defence industries during De Wever's visit is expected to provide an opportunity to advance cooperation between the Indian and Belgian defence industrial ecosystems.

The meeting between PM Modi and PM De Wever is expected to build on the recent momentum in bilateral engagement and provide an opportunity to advance India-Belgium cooperation. It will also further deepen Belgium's role in strengthening India-EU and India-Europe engagement.

India and Belgium have been strengthening their ties in recent years, with a focus on trade, investment, defence, technology, and connectivity. The visit of the Belgian Prime Minister is a significant step in this direction, and is expected to lead to increased cooperation and collaboration between the two countries.

The meeting between the two leaders is also expected to discuss ways to enhance bilateral trade and investment, and to promote people-to-people ties between India and Belgium. With Belgium being an important partner for India in the European Union, the visit is expected to have a positive impact on India-EU relations as well.

In conclusion, the meeting between PM Modi and PM De Wever marks an important step in the strengthening of India-Belgium relations, and is expected to lead to increased cooperation and collaboration between the two countries in the coming years.